Kakamega County Investment & Development Agency

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DEPUTY GOVERNOR VISITS TOP FERTILIZER PRODUCTION PLANT
DEPUTY GOVERNOR VISITS TOP FERTILIZER PRODUCTION PLANT

DEPUTY GOVERNOR VISITS TOP FERTILIZER PRODUCTION PLANT Kakamega County Deputy Governor H.E Hon. Ayub Savula on Wednesday 16th November 2022 made a fact finding tour to Sanergy Limited in Machakos County. DG Savula’s visit was a culmination of an earlier meeting with Sanergy’s top management team at the firm’s Headquarters in Nairobi on Monday 14th […]

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COUNTY VALIDATES RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION STRATEGY
COUNTY VALIDATES RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION STRATEGY

Kakamega County Investment and Development Agency (KCIDA) has embarked on developing a strategy aimed at promoting investments and mobilising resources which are key in attaining wealth creation and food security. County Secretary and Head of Public Service CPA Amb James Ochami on Tuesday while opening a resource mobilization and investment promotion meeting organized by KCIDA […]

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INVEST IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY

Kakamega County is located in Western Kenya near Lake Victoria, the largest fresh-water Lake in Africa. The County easily connects to the major towns through the transnational highways that connect Tanzania to South Sudan and Cape Town to Cairo. The County also neighbors two international airports of Eldoret and Kisumu and has an airstrip. Kakamega is a member of the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) comprising of 14 Counties and has a good road network across the County.

  • Market potential: Kakamega has a population of 1,867,579 together with other neighboring Counties that offer a ready market for goods and services produced. 
  • Availability of Natural Resources: The County enjoys abundant natural resources such as Kakamega Forest which is Kenya’s only tropical rain forest, mineral deposits such as gold, tourist cultural attraction sites such as the Crying Stone, Nabongo Shrines and Mawe Tatu, Khuvasali Waterfalls, and Misango Hills. It is a home of unique sports such as Bull-fighting and other entertaining sports like football and rugby. It is also the home to Kenya’s only Royal family and traditional administration – the Wanga Kingdom
  • Business enabling environment: The County has established an Investment & Development Agency to guide investors through the investment process. The county has adequate land, water, and 3-Phase Electricity. It has also developed investor-friendly policies and services.
  • Good governance: The County has well established administrative structures up to the community level as well as a County Assembly that provides an oversight role, legislation, and representation of the people
  • Labor: The County has both skilled and unskilled labor force
  • Energy: The County is well connected to a reliable source of electricity. The county also has potential for hydro-power, solar, and bio-energy.
  • Agriculture: Kakamega has a high potential for agriculture and a blue economy because of its favorable weather conditions, which creates a potential for value addition and manufacturing.

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